Can you go into further detail on what it was like? I've always been curious about therapy, but at this point I don't think I'd need it.
You greet your therapist and she gives a rundown of her educational background.
Explains to you that your convos are confidential, but if you're threatening the lives of others or yourself then she has to contact someone depending on the severity.
They ask you if you've ever self-harmed or contemplated suicide.
And that's really to understand how serious your issues are.
Then you go into a rundown of:
Family history
Drug or alcohol history
Traumatic history
Then after that they ask you why you believed you needed to see a therapist.
You give them your reasons.
Start talking about your life and why your there.
And most of that is just so they can understand who you are first before even offering any advice.
My therapist made it a point to give examples of her own life struggles so that I can understand that I shouldn't be ashamed of seeing a therapist.
Says she sees a therapist as well, and has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.
She gave me a mini-assessment and based on what I said she says I'm severely depressed.
I think the more I go the deeper I can go into my self-esteem issues.
Overall the session was 2 hours.
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